As I reflect on the question of why God does or does not do certain things, I am brought back to the truth that God is the Creator, and that He can do what He wishes. Psalm 24:1 is a clear statement of ownership. "The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein." (ESV) When Job questions God, His response (over the course of several chapters) boils down to "have you created all these things?" Job responds, "I have uttered what I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know." (Jb. 42:3a ESV)
When Peter questions Jesus about John's ultimate fate, the Lord responds, "If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!" (John 21:22 ESV) Finally Paul asserts clearly in Romans 9 God's right to do what He wishes with what He has made. "But who are you, o man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder, "Why have you made me like this? Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use? What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory..." (Romans 9:20-23 ESV)
If I have basic freedom to write whatever in this blog, then surely an infinitely holy and righteous God has complete freedom to do what He wishes with humanity.
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